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8 The Chronicle November 21, 2006 CAMPUS NEWS Students struggle for education By Amy Parrington Chronicle Staff CHAAAA-CHINGGGG! Th e cost of books, parking, tuition fees, supplies, and residence fees add up to a large chunk of change. Higher education anyone? For many students, the rising cost of tuition tops their list of fi - nancial worries. In the early 1990s, tuition rose by more than 15 per cent a year at Canadian universities. Tuition fees have tripled since 1990- ’91, and the number of students who now qualify under new OSAP criteria has been reduced by 40 per cent. So how bad are tuition fees for students? According to Statistics Canada, the average tuition for a university undergrad in 2006 was $4,347. On top of that there are other expenses that depend on the institution, the province it is in, the program of study and where the student resides. Canada has 806,000 full-time university students and 900,000 fulltime college students, according to the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. Generally college students pay less for post-secondary education than university students. Tuition fees are set up by each college and range from $1,800 to $3,300 for an eight-month academic period. In addition to tuition there are ancillary fees, which are compulsory for all students. Durham College students are required to pay $500, and UOIT students pay $550 in ancillary fees, an increase over 2005-‘06 due to higher student enrolment. Th ese fees help pay for building projects and student activities. For example, from 2004-’09 Durham and UOIT students will have collectively contributed $1 million for the campus library, through mandatory ancillary fees, according to a Durham College press release. Students also voted in favour of a fee increase two years ago to help pay for the expansion of the athletic complex. Added to the ancillary fee is the $95 fee from the Student Association (SA). “Th e SA fees are incorporated into the Student Association’s working budget for the academic year and help pay for school activities,” said SA president Evan Muller- Cheng. Th ese fees add up quickly. Many students struggle to meet the necessary payments for post-secondary education. Often, students are given no other option but to take out a bank loan or apply for Ontario Student Assistant Program (OSAP). In 2002, only 130,687 students received government money, compared to 212,189 students in 1995. Th is decrease occurred despite a signifi cant increase in enrolment over the same period, according to the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA). Many students are denied funding based on strict eligibility. Th e number of students who now qualify under the new OSAP criteria has been reduced by 40 per cent compared to the number of students in 1995, according to Th e Canadian Federation of Students. Due to increasingly tough government regulations OSAP denies funding to students who are not considered to have fi nancial need, students who are involved in programs not recognized under OSAP, students who are taking less than 60 per cent of a full course load, students who have credit problems or previous OSAP loans that have not been paid back, and students who do not receive parental support. Students’ whose parents are unable or unwilling to provide support project an obvious fi nancial need. Unfortunately, many are rejected on a loan appeal, because the OSAP system assumes parents will support their children to the full extent of their abilities. Forty-six per cent of students receive support from their parents, according to OUSA. “I applied for OSAP because without it I would not have been able to aff ord to go to school,” said Courtney Collier second-year Electronics Engineering Technology student at Durham. Collier does not receive parental support and needed the assistance of an OSAP loan. Collier said immediately after she completed her OSAP application she received an approval notice. “Once school started it took about three weeks to get my money after signing the forms and waiting for the government to send it,” said Collier. Another problem students face is a lack of adequate funding from OSAP. Currently, the maximum OSAP award for a 34-week school year is $11,900. OSAP bases each assessment on the student’s assumed resources rather than their educational costs, according to the fi nancial aid and awards web site. Th e Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation estimates that a student living away from home will need approximately $14,512 annually, while students who live at home will need $9,088. Part-time employment is often the only way students are able to pay for tuition if they are denied a loan or received an inadequate one. Students who receive OSAP are allowed to make $1,700 during the academic year. Once these amounts are exceeded, the funding decreases. “I was lucky. OSAP did not limit me too much due to my mother’s income or my part-time job,” said Collier. Sutandy Morrison, a fi nancial aid offi cer at Durham and UOIT, said that the diffi culty of getting an OSAP loan is a misconception. “Even though there are diff erent requirements from a bank loan, OSAP loans are not diffi cult to receive. Th ey just have another application approach,” said Morrison. According to statistics from the accounting offi ce, over 2,300 Durham College students and 1,900 UOIT students applied for OSAP for the 2006-‘07 academic year, an increase from the 2005-‘06 school year. Last year fewer than 2,000 Durham College students and just over 1,300 UOIT students submitted an OSAP application. Follow the yellow brick road By Jocelyn Nespiak Chronicle Staff Remember the ruby red slippers? Dorothy’s house uprooted in a storm and it carried for miles, fi nally landing in Munchkin Land. It crushed the wicked witch of the west and ultimately saved the Munchkins. Th e ruby red slippers were given to Dorothy by Glinda, the good witch of the north. Th ese help Dorothy fi nd her way home. But what happened before the storm? A new musical, Wicked, presents the untold story of the witches of Oz, a prequel. Th e Student Association at Durham College and UOIT is inviting students Dec. 7 to watch the performance at the Canon Th eatre in Toronto. Tickets are $30 for students and $40 for guests. Th e bus leaves at 6:30 p.m.
CAMPUS NEWS The Chronicle November 21, 2006 9 CERT to the rescue on campus By Pavan Sandhu Chronicle Staff First there was Superman, then there was Batman. Beginning this term a new team of super heroes are taking over. Th ey are the Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT). Dressed in a red shirt with the CERT symbol engraved on the sides they provide medical response to Durham College and UOIT. Th e six-person team is led by Robert Nayer, a UOIT Business Commerce student. “It’s a complete student-run initiative,” said Nayer. “Our team motto is a safer campus is a better campus.” Th is is the fi rst year for CERT operations. Th e vision started two summers ago after Nayer heard about the CERT program from his co-workers while working at Ontario Place. He decided he wanted the CERT program implemented at the school. “I always had a interest in the fi rst aid fi eld and the health care profession,” said Nayer. “I get to combine business skills with health care. It’s a great learning opportunity.” CERT will be partnering with St. John ambulance, and two Emergency Medical Service paramedics will be volunteering their services to do the training. “It’s pretty much everything paramedics do without the drugs,” said Nayer. “We use a vast majority of the Photo by Pavan Sandhu HEROES ON CAMPUS: The CERT team show emergency response skills at a demonstration on campus. Team members include, from left: Josh Sheppard, Jeremiah Baarbe, Robert Nayer and Erin Ritchie. equipment the paramedics use.” Cert members are trained in an array of emergency situations such as extracting people from car accidents, spinal injury management, airway management, and oxygen By Shannon Dossor Chronicle Staff It’s the fi rst end, the lead throws the stone where the skip says to. As the stone makes it to the house there are people sweeping, and depending on the strategy they may bump, take-out, draw or peel. Wait… what? Th e third annual Sports Administration Bonspiel is being held on therapy. CERT members will be distinguishable by their red shirt with the CERT logo engraved on the left breast, a St. John logo on the left sleeve and a star on the back of the shirt. Nov. 25 at the Oshawa Golf and Curling Club. According to Laura smith, a former Sports Administration student, a bonspiel is a curling event, where 12 groups of curlers get together and play for the day. Th e third-year Sports Administration students are running the event, along with Smith. “Anyone and everyone at any Th ey also provide services to events on campus. CERT were at Campusfest, the fi rst-year orientation, the pub nights and convocation. In the future the plan is to have 24/7 coverage for this campus and skill can play,” said Smith. “If you’ve never played before, that’s great. It’s all just for fun and raising money. It’s not competitive.” Th e event goes from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. and all curlers are fed breakfast, lunch and dinner. “At the fi rst bonspiel we raised $3,000, and the second year we raised $5,000,” said Smith. “Th is year our goal is $8,000-$10,000.” operating hours at the Whitby campus. Th e school has provided about $45, 000 in funding for the CERT program for the fi rst year to cover all the training and equipment. “It will be benefi cial to have the team on campus,” said Nayer. “Th e response rate will be faster. Any reduction in response time saves lives.” Katherine Lazenby, director of Health Services on campus, thinks it’s important to have the program at the campus. “We have health services but they are not responding to emergencies because they are running a clinic,” said Lazenby. “We need another quick way to respond. Security is already busy- we need someone on campus that is free,” Kevin Pahor, a fi rst-year student in Forensic Science, joined CERT because he wanted to make a diff erence in the school community doing something that he enjoys. Pahor has been practising fi rstaid for the last fi ve years. Last summer he worked as an assistant aquatic director training and supervising a team of about 20 lifeguards to manage a local beach. Over the years he has handled a number of emergencies from a small nosebleed to a suspected spinal injury victim. Th e CERT program is already active on 21 other campuses, including eight colleges in Ontario. “It has worked on other campuses,” said Lazenby. “It’s a good student initiative. It gives them experience.” Raising money and awareness for a cure Curling for spinal cord injury awareness All of the money that is raised is split 50/50 between Shoot for a Cure and the Sports Management Leadership Camp. Shoot for a Cure is a campaign of the Canadian and American Spinal Research Organizations (CASRO). Th eir goals are to raise spinal cord injury awareness, as well as research it and fi nd a cure. At the event there will also be live and silent auctions, a raffl e and prizes. So, if an end, rink and peel make sense, or if those words just cause a headache, everyone is welcome, as long as they register ahead of time.
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